ISt Wenceslas, iNgcwele yosuku lwe-28 Septemba

(c. 907- 929)

Ibali leSt Wenceslas
Ukuba abangcwele babebizwa ngokuba "ngabezinye izinto zehlabathi", ubomi baseWenceslas ngumzekelo wokuchaseneyo: ukhusele amaxabiso obuKristu phakathi kwezopolitiko ezazibalasele nge-XNUMXth Bohemia.

UWenceslas wazalwa ngo-907 kufutshane nasePrague, unyana kaDuke waseBohemia. Umakhulu wakhe ongcwele, uLudmilla, wamkhulisa kwaye wazama ukumnyusa njengomlawuli waseBohemia endaweni kanina, owayethanda amaqela aphikisana nobuKristu. ULudmila ekugqibeleni wabulawa, kodwa imikhosi yamaKristu eyayiphikisana nayo yavumela uWenceslaus ukuba athathe urhulumente.

Ulawulo lwakhe lwaphawulwa yimizamo yokumanyana ngaphakathi eBohemia, inkxaso yeCawe kunye nothethathethwano loxolo neJamani, umgaqo-nkqubo owamenza waba neengxaki ngokuchasene nobuKrestu. Umntakwabo Boleslav wajoyina iyelenqe kwaye ngoSeptemba 929 wamema iWenceslas eAlt Bunglou kumbhiyozo womthendeleko we-Saints Cosmas noDamian. Endleleni eya kubunzima, u-Boleslav wahlasela umntakwabo kwaye kumlo, u-Wenceslaus wabulawa ngabaxhasi baka-Boleslav.

Nangona ukusweleka kwakhe kwakubangelwe zizidubedube zopolitiko, uWenceslas wanconywa njengomfeli-nkolo wokholo kwaye ingcwaba lakhe laba yindawo yokuhambela. Uyanconywa njengongcwele ngcwele wabantu baseBohemia nakwindawo eyayisakuba yiCzechoslovakia.

Ukucingisisa
"UKumkani olungileyo uWenceslas" wakwazi ukumilisela ubuKrestu bakhe kwihlabathi elizele zizidubedube zezopolitiko. Nangona sihlala singamaxhoba obundlobongela beentlobo ezahlukeneyo, sinokwazi ngokulula nomzabalazo wakhe wokuzisa imvisiswano eluntwini. Isibheno sibhekiswe kumaKristu ukuba abandakanyeke kutshintsho lwentlalo nakwimisebenzi yezopolitiko; amaxabiso evangeli ayimfuneko kakhulu namhlanje.